The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-12
WORK OF THE GANG.

Number of Arrests Are Made
With the agents OF the committee of ono hun
dred we'll scattered over the city. and more vigil
lance by all honest citizens than has ever before
been equaled, the gang had but little opportuni-
ty for putting into operation the many disreputa-
Bile schemes it had concocted Coy and his i'm
mediate workers painfully felt the watehfulness
over them, and several times almost lost their
temper. Coy himself. spent the entire day in
his own ward. the Eighteenth, where he was a
candidate for reelection to the Council Hehad
stationed at both precincts a crowd of the worst
ward bummers of the city. Goose" Eden, Char
ley Stuckey and Louis Reinhold were conspic-
uous workers in behalf.of the boss. Early in the
morning it became evident that it was
the intention of these seconds Of Coy to resort to
any means to bring about his reelection. or
''vindication" they termed it. and as there
was scarcity of Republicans about the polls
with enough grit to buck against the gang,
Charles Reynolds of the Second word, was sent
down to the Second precinct and given posses
sion of the Republican poll-books. The gang
kicked vigorously when he appeared. and al
most went so far as to threaten him with per-
sonal Violence but he remained. and during the
day useful in blocking several schemes of
Coys henchmen. Joe Wachstetter. and Charles
Stuckey, Coys bartenders and Goose
Eden took charge of voters they came up,
and it became apparent that
some of them being improperly
influenced to vote the Democratic ticket.
Across from the polling place is undergrad,
and about the middle of the forenoon the trips Of
the gang to it became SO numerous that the police
were notified. Dawson Schafer was sent from
the station house in citizens clothes with n
structions to watch the yard. and before he had
been there five minutes he arrested two negroes,
George Wood and George Thompson. for giving
away liquor. When they were searched at the
station house each was found note reading:
bon. Michael Callahan:
Pay to bearer same other. F.
Both notes bore on the right-haud corner the
figures 5000 90. and had additional indorse-
ment avery" Wood says that early in the
morning he went with Thompson to Coy's saloon.
Thompson was instructed to take some money
to the southern part of the city. and before they
started Thompson mentioned that he had had no
breakfast. Joe Wachstetter the bartender, then
wrote out the orders they had in their possession
when arrested. Both claimed that they had not
looked at the orders after they had been given
to them, and admitted that they had not been
given any breakfast. They both live in the
Eleventh ward, and were unable to give any ex-
cuse for banging about the polls of the
Eighteenth.
The arrest of the men seemed to worry the
gang very much. and they were very quiet until
AFTERNOON, they began
make frequent visits to the undergrad. Patrol.
Page and Joyce set TO watch them
again. and about o'clock saw Charles Stuckey,
Louis Reinhold and Joe Wachstetter take sew
era men behind lumber pile The officers
emerged from their hiding place and came upon
Stuckey handing ont whisky to the crowd. Rein
hold was just in the act of taking drink. but
didn't have time to finish before Mr.. Stuckey
arrested. Four charges-ali for giving
away liquor on election day, were placed against
him. John Sullivan was Immediately sent for,
~ M inc q wit
that he was the owner of 81, 500 worth of unn-
numbered real estate in Marion county, when the
tax duplicate shows upon his oath that he has no
real estate.
This second raid upon the gang weakened
them materially. and during the remainder of
the evening they were very quiet. The vigilance
of the Republicans in the ward completely un-
nerved the gang who came upon the ground
early in the morning expecting to have thines
their own way. There is no doubt but that votes
were bought with both liquor and money. but
the buying had to be done away from the
polls.
Superintendent Boone of the work house, was
conspicuous figure all over the city yesterday.
and it is said that wherever he went he boasted
to his Democratic friends that he had turned
out all the work house convicts who would vote |
the Democrat ticket. To-day it may not be SO |
funny with him, for unless there is a change of
mind by the officers, Mr. Boone will be arrested
for contempt of court He is placed in charge |
of the work house as the peoples servant. and |
has no more power to release a man whose time |
has not expired than any other private citizen
u iHuiaha. ies ~ oIo 4uohuas osouins oitner
release, allow to escape every |
man in the institution who would vote |
as desired. Saturday morning. John Craig and |
Walter RYAN were on the police slate for drunk |
enness. They did not appear in court, but fines T
were entered up against them, and the officers |
instructed to bring them in In the afternoon |
they appeared at the Office of Sergeant McKin-
ney to get watch they had put up part ball. I
and were taken into custody aud sent the |
work. house. After The officer who took them /
out had left the institution both were released, |
after taking from them pledge that they would
vote the Democratic ticket Yesterday after
noon Journal reporter asked Mr. Boone about |
the release of the men, and he replied that he
had released and voted them. and would show |
Sergeant Mckinney that he had much id |
authority him." Morris Steibing was sent
enced to the work house for sixty days for at I
mpting to kill his wife Yesterday afternoon /
he brought down and voted |
aud then turned loose How many illegal votes
were gotten into the ballot-box in this way could |
not be ascertained last evening, but the matter !